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A government Bill has laid out a new UK data protection regime (which diverges from EU regulations) and which the government says will ease the burden of compliance on businesses. Data Reform Bill The government says that the ‘Data Reform Bill’, announced in this year’s Queen’s Speech, and outlined as part of London Tech Week, … Continue reading Tech News : Fewer Cookie Pop-Ups – But At What Cost?
A Strengthened EU ‘Code of Practice on Disinformation’ will require big tech companies to take more action to ensure that purveyors of disinformation do not benefit from advertising revenues. Broader Range Of Commitments The strengthened ‘Code of Practice on Disinformation’ will aim to achieve the objectives of the European Commission’s Guidance presented in May 2021, … Continue reading Tech News : Regulations Dictate More Action Needed On Fake Content
In this insight, we look at what ‘data gravity’ is, what challenges it creates, and some ways in which businesses can tackle data gravity challenges. What Is Data Gravity? Working with (larger) datasets means the need to collect, store and manage the data and move it around to different applications. The data then accumulates (builds … Continue reading Tech-Insight : What Is ‘Data Gravity’?
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser has been retired after 27 years and here we take a brief look back over its history and why it fell behind competitors before being succeeded by Microsoft Edge. It Came From ‘Mosaic’ Microsoft first launched its Internet Explorer (IE) browser in 1995. The browser was built under license to Microsoft … Continue reading Featured Article : Internet Explorer is Dead. Long Live The King?
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created renewable, sustainable ‘biocement’ made entirely from waste materials, making it a greener and more sustainable alternative to regular cement. How? The NTU scientists have used two common waste materials, industrial carbide sludge (the waste material from the production of acetylene gas) and urea (from the urine of … Continue reading Sustainability : Renewable Cement Made Entirely From Waste Materials
Security company PIXM has warned of a Facebook scam, active since Q4 2021, which has ensnared nearly 10 million users. The credential harvesting scam uses a fake Facebook login page. When a user logs in, the threat actor gets their credentials and can then use an automated program to send out the link to the … Continue reading Security Stop-Press : Facebook Phishing Scam
If you want to add an extra layer of privacy to sending a photo or video in WhatsApp (e.g. a photo of a password), adding a “view once” designation before sending the message means that the photo or video will disappear as soon as the recipient has opened the message and exited the media viewer. … Continue reading Tech Tip – Sending WhatsApp ‘View Once’ Messages
Cyber-attacks are on the rise. From small businesses to national organisations, hackers have shown little mercy in recent years and are indiscriminate in who they target. Protecting your business is vital. At SMY IT Services, our team keep up to date on all the latest security developments and work behind the scenes to keep you … Continue reading Cybersecurity: 5 top tips to keep your business safe from attack
Following the recent story about how a Google Bot was reported to have said things that a sentient being may say, we take a brief look at how good chatbots are now. What Happened? Google engineer, Blake Lemoine, recently reported that The Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA ) AI system bot may have feelings … Continue reading Featured Article: How Good Are Chatbots Now?
In this insight, we look at what edge computing is, why it’s necessary, the benefits it delivers, and some examples of how it’s being used. What Is It? Edge computing is a computing architecture and distributed computing framework which means the computing and data storage is done near the source of the data. The idea … Continue reading Tech Insight : What Is ‘Edge’ Computing?